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- Dorival Caymmi: Leading figure in Brazilian song (Independent)
In February 1939 a young, unknown singer-songwriter got the most fabulous break of his life by recording a duet of his swinging samba "O Que É Que A Bahiana Tem?" ("What is it about Bahian Women?") with Brazil's biggest ever vocal star. The song became one of Carmen Miranda's signature pieces just before she took Hollywood by storm, and launched Dorival Caymmi as a leading figure in Brazilian ...
- Hayden Carruth, Marian McQuade - Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Carruth lived for many years in rural Vermont and New York, where manual labor and an unforgiving climate became part of his daily life and, ultimately, his poetic voice. Through years of isolation and neglect, he doggedly continued to write, gaining ...
- A nation ales as the common coldie epidemic strikes - The Australian
A nation ales as the common coldie epidemic strikesThe Australian, Australia - Jul 20, 2008The Belgians invented beer that inspires poetry yet goes off like a liquid depth charge. And the Czechs, who gave us the unparalleled gift of pilsner, ...
- Shenandoah University awards honorary Doctor of Humane Letters to Dr ... - Northern Virginia Daily
Shenandoah University awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters to world-famous literary legend Dr. Maya Angelou September 25, during “A Morning with Maya Angelou,†the official kick-off event for the inauguration of the university’s 16th ...
- Oakland's two summers - San Francisco Gate
Monday, September 1, 2008 The "I" in Wallace Stevens' poem placed a jar in Tennessee and by doing so altered the landscape. Given the expensive lines of his poetry, it was probably a jar from the Ming dynasty. We added a simple birdbath to our ...
- Black Arts Festival celebrates storytelling, gospel, art and more - Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
Black Arts Festival celebrates storytelling, gospel, art and moreKalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com, MI - 31 minutes agoA different attraction will be highlighted each day of the festival, beginning with storytelling sessions Monday and continuing with poetry readings Tuesday ...
- Festival builds bridge between art and entertainment - The Age
Festival builds bridge between art and entertainmentThe Age, Australia - 2 hours ago"It's culturally threatening in a way, not a lot of poetry in it. But you're sitting in a culture that is one of the most travelled," she says. ...
- Bound For Glory, or TNA Versus The World - Pro Wrestling Torch
Bound For Glory, or TNA Versus The WorldPro Wrestling Torch - 1 hour agoKip James wrestling is pure poetry in motion. His selling of the gore was just unbelievable. Please stop. During a commercial break Kong beats up on Taylor ...
- Andrew Motion moans about the Queen - First Post
Andrew Motion moans about the QueenFirst Post, UK - 6 hours agoAlthough the position comes with an annual salary of £5000 and a butt of sack (translation: an awful lot of free sherry), this has not stopped Britain’s ...
- A New Piece Among the Old, but Not at All Foreign (New York Times)
The chasms that separated the works that were performed on Wednesday made for an event that felt more uneven than it actually was.
- 5 questions about poetry program (Concord Monitor)
Poetry skeptics, take note: A program at Hillsboro's Fuller Public Library might change the way you look at words. The event, "Entering the Realm of Poetry in Seven Easy Steps," is happening Thursday at 7 p.m. We caught up with Alice Fogel, an Acworth author, teacher and clothing designer who's giving the class.
- From the News-Sentinel - FortWayne.com
Let’s go down to the cities to kill the scumbags.†– From the poetry of accused war criminal and former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic.
- Today in History - Aug. 4 - Jackson News-Tribune
Today in History - Aug. 4Jackson News-Tribune, WY - 19 hours agoThought for Today: "Poetry is the record of the best and happiest moments of the happiest and best minds." -- Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822).
- SPEECH OF THE PRESIDENT OF TAJIKISTAN EMOMALI RAHMON AT THE 63RD ... - Ховар
SPEECH OF THE PRESIDENT OF TAJIKISTAN EMOMALI RAHMON AT THE 63RD ...Ховар, Tajikistan - 6 hours agoEven after several centuries Rudaki's poetry keeps on calling on humans to strengthen friendship among peoples and broaden inter-civilization dialogue. ...
- PREVIEW: Kerrytown BookFest - Ann Arbor News Blog
The Kerrytown BookFest is coming up on Sunday, Sept. 7, reminding us yet again that this is a fabulous town in which to be a book lover. Who: Folks who make, write and read books. What: One-day, free festival. Authors' appearances, book-making ...
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